The Message: The Roots of Rap

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Rapper's Delight
recording of:
Rapper’s Delight (on 1979-08-02)
writer:
Bernard Edwards, Guy O'Brien, Henry Jackson, Michael Wright, Sylvia Robinson and Nile Rodgers
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
is based on:
Good Times
The Sugarhill Gang14:34
2The Message
producer:
Clifton Chase and Ed Fletcher
vocals:
Duke Bootee and Melle Mel
music videos:
The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
a cappella versions:
The Message (a cappella) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee
instrumental versions:
The Message (instrumental) by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 51) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 59)
recording of:
The Message (in 1982)
writer:
Edward Fletcher, Jiggs Chase, Melvin Glover and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee7:12
3Pump Me Up
Trouble Funk6:35
4Break Dance Electric Boogie
recording of:
Break Dance Electric Boogie
writer:
Cheryl Lorraine Cook, Gabriel Jackson, Jerry Lordan and Joey Robinson, Jr.
West Street Mob5:09
5Breaking Bells (Take Me to the Mardi Gras)
samples:
Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James
recording of:
Breaking Bells (Take Me to the Mardi Gras)
The Crash Crew7:23
6That's the Joint
producer:
Jigsaw Inc. and Sylvia Inc.
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (in 1980)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 288)
recording of:
That’s the Joint
writer:
Keith Caeser, Clifton “Jiggs” Chase, Sharon Green, Jeffrey Myree, Kevin Smith, Sylvia Robinson and Rodney Stone
Funky 4 + 19:21
7Step Off
producer:
J. Chase and Sylvia Robinson
samples:
For the Love of Money by The O’Jays
recording of:
Step Off
writer:
Edward Morris, Kory Ward and Melvin Glover
publisher:
IQ Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
The Furious Five feat. Cowboy, Melle Mel & Scorpio7:24
8Turn It Up
performer:
Kool Moe Dee
The Treacherous Three feat. Kool Moe Dee7:33
9White Lines
engineer and mixer:
E.T. Thorngren and Sylvia Robinson
producer:
Melle Mel, Joey Robinson, Jr. and Sylvia Robinson (Sylvia Inc.)
arranger:
Reggie Griffin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sugar Hill Records Ltd. (in 1983)
recording of:
White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)
writer:
Melvin Glover and Sylvia Robinson
publisher:
Four Hills Music Ltd and IQ Music Ltd.
is based on:
Cavern
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel7:37
10Spoonie Is Back
Spoonie Gee6:31